The Lebron Thread | 2021 & Offseason

nzahir · Post #1021 » by **nzahir** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:24 pm

What C do we want?

Tyson is pretty washed but played with us yr 1 of Bron
Boogie is still hurt, but some of the guys like him on the team. Can be useful as a starter when Marc sits maybe, can stretch floor a bit
Mahimi?

Greatness · Post #1022 » by **Greatness** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:24 pm

Absolutely do not want Giannis teaming up with LeBron and AD

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1023 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:38 pm

Greatness wrote:Absolutely do not want Giannis teaming up with LeBron and AD

Itd be a bit too dumb ngl

Itd be funny tho lol

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1024 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:42 pm

LikeABosh wrote:LeBron, AD, Giannis

I honestly don't know how they would play together but Giannis/AD at the PF/C position would be disgustingly good defensively

Giannis had an ATG RS defensive performance
(Dont have rapm numbers for it but theres a shot its up there any other one we have by +/- metrics)

and AD had an ATG playoff defensive performance
(Like peak garnett tier)

If you put them together teams wont score

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1025 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:43 pm

nzahir wrote:What C do we want?

Tyson is pretty washed but played with us yr 1 of Bron
Boogie is still hurt, but some of the guys like him on the team. Can be useful as a starter when Marc sits maybe, can stretch floor a bit
Mahimi?

I think our center rotation is set personally, same amount of bigs as last year

I want a 3 and D wing, batum would be nice

Dupp · Post #1026 » by **Dupp** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:51 pm

MyUniBroDavis wrote:
nzahir wrote:What C do we want?

Tyson is pretty washed but played with us yr 1 of Bron
Boogie is still hurt, but some of the guys like him on the team. Can be useful as a starter when Marc sits maybe, can stretch floor a bit
Mahimi?

I think our center rotation is set personally, same amount of bigs as last year

I want a 3 and D wing, batum would be nice

Yeah I hope they go this route too

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1027 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:53 pm

Dupp wrote:
MyUniBroDavis wrote:
nzahir wrote:What C do we want?

Tyson is pretty washed but played with us yr 1 of Bron
Boogie is still hurt, but some of the guys like him on the team. Can be useful as a starter when Marc sits maybe, can stretch floor a bit
Mahimi?

I think our center rotation is set personally, same amount of bigs as last year

I want a 3 and D wing, batum would be nice

Yeah I hope they go this route too

Pelinkas been incredible at building our roster for offensive and defensive versatility, last year and this year

Atm our only weakness is we dont have many strong wing stoppers, and our shooting could be a bit better maybe.

Marc is a game changing signing since he allows us to be creative off ball as well. Lebron and AD gonna have some crazy moments

dcstanley · Post #1028 » by **dcstanley** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:13 pm

I know Trez's archetype typically has limited utility in the playoffs but I don't subscribe to the notion that his performance in the bubble is a real indicator of his postseason ability. He was noticeably out of shape (lacked athleticism/explosiveness as a result) and was stretched beyond his capabilities by being tasked with guarding one of the few dominant bigs in the league. With the Lakers ecosystem and a full offseason/camp to get back in shape, he could have some value in the playoffs.

He was great offensively in the 2019 series against the Warriors:

Watch on YouTube

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1029 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:38 pm

dcstanley wrote:I know Trez's archetype typically has limited utility in the playoffs but I don't subscribe to the notion that his performance in the bubble is a real indicator of his postseason ability. He was noticeably out of shape (lacked athleticism/explosiveness as a result) and was stretched beyond his capabilities by being tasked with guarding one of the few dominant bigs in the league. With the Lakers ecosystem and a full offseason/camp to get back in shape, he could have some value in the playoffs.

He was great offensively in the 2019 series against the Warriors:

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

LFR said harrell was solid in blitz coverage and just sucked at drop coverages, which is good vs lot of teams

If someone had a comp of his switching defense thatd be interesting

nzahir · Post #1030 » by **nzahir** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:56 pm

Boogie to Hou, good signing

They can't go small all the time

But it does seem like they will blow it up or make at least 1 major trade, right?

Or why else did they trade RoCo?

I think the C position is fine, but on the other hand, say Marc was to get hurt for a bit. Our starting C is?

Trez is an undersized bench 5. Kieff is a versatile 4/5, but not vs starting bigs

I wouldn't mind another C in case

Batum makes sense for injury depth I guess

trickshot · Post #1031 » by **trickshot** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:11 pm

Lakers market and financial advantage is insane. At no point this offseason has the luxury tax been a discussion.

MyUniBroDavis · Post #1032 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:25 pm

nzahir wrote:Boogie to Hou, good signing

They can't go small all the time

But it does seem like they will blow it up or make at least 1 major trade, right?

Or why else did they trade RoCo?

I think the C position is fine, but on the other hand, say Marc was to get hurt for a bit. Our starting C is?

Trez is an undersized bench 5. Kieff is a versatile 4/5, but not vs starting bigs

I wouldn't mind another C in case

Batum makes sense for injury depth I guess

I think we should remember something

In the sense of regular season, montrez harrell was like an extremely deserving winner of 6MOTY and was the clippers 3rd best player

Like the main thing is playoff matchups but hes a legitimately really good player. If hes switchy on D too, he becomes a third guy level player

xb3at band1tx · Post #1033 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:39 pm

I think Phil Handy and Vogel are gonna do wonders for Harrell

Greyhound · Post #1034 » by **Greyhound** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:39 am

Dupp wrote:Thought Morris might get a little more money. The impact vs price tag for the two Morris brothers is hilarious.

The funniest part about that situation is the revelation of the Morris twins joint account.

They live together in the same city and share a joint account. Essentially the Clippers payed Marcus while indirectly supplementing Markieff on a minimum contract to the Lakers.

That minimum contract does not look so bad once you put it in the pot with the 64 million Clippers bucks.

letskissbro · Post #1035 » by **letskissbro** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:52 am

Watch on YouTube

Read on Twitter

RCM88x · Post #1036 » by **RCM88x** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:09 am

nzahir wrote:Boogie to Hou, good signing

They can't go small all the time

But it does seem like they will blow it up or make at least 1 major trade, right?

Or why else did they trade RoCo?

I think the C position is fine, but on the other hand, say Marc was to get hurt for a bit. Our starting C is?

Trez is an undersized bench 5. Kieff is a versatile 4/5, but not vs starting bigs

I wouldn't mind another C in case

Batum makes sense for injury depth I guess

All of Houston's moves have been to save money, that is the only priority. Basketball is a distant second when it comes to these decisions.

Arrow · Post #1037 » by **Arrow** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:55 am

Ibaka was trying to play the Lakers like Kawhi did last season. Props to Pelinka for signing Trez instead of waiting. Hope the Clippers choke again for Ibaka pulling that crap.

Anyway, the offseason was a huge success. On paper, this is LeBron's best team. Assuming LeBron can still play at the same level as last season, I think I prefer the Lakers over the '13 Heat. LeBron is worse now, but even with a healthy Wade, I prefer what AD brings to the table compared to what Wade/Bosh brought. AD just complements LeBron so much better, Lakers' 4-10 are better, and the Lakers aren't weak at center like the Heat were. Hibbert isn't gonna look like the second coming of Hakeem against this frontcourt, that's for sure.

kayess · Post #1038 » by **kayess** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:59 am

Dupp wrote:Thought Morris might get a little more money. The impact vs price tag for the two Morris brothers is hilarious.

They share bank accounts so the Clippers giving Marcus 64 mil might've made the decision to stay in LA way easier lmao

Dupp · Post #1039 » by **Dupp** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:03 am

Yeah I dunno how “joint” the joint account is. Like if Markieff decides to buy a 10 million dollar house out of that account it’s probably not so joint anymore.

But who knows. It’s cool they have such a close relationship. Hope my boys turn out the same.

thebigbird · Post #1040 » by **thebigbird** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:13 am

Idk how much I really believe the whole “joint bank account” thing, but before this latest contract Markieff had actually made a couple more million in his career than Marcus. It’s hilarious that the Clippers are paying so much more for Marcus though when he arguably isn’t much better. Markieff can probably give ~90% of what his brother gives while being way cheaper and less of a loose cannon.